OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer, meaning the cartridge was made by the same company that made your printer. Original brand cartridges are very reliable and sometimes the only option if your printer is new to market or uncommon.

Remanufactured ink is a genuine brand cartridge that has gone through one cycle of use. After use, the cartridge is recycled, acquired by a remanufacturing facility and put through a rigorous professional refurbishing process. During the refurbishing process the cartridge is disassembled, thoroughly cleaned and tested for quality. It's then carefully refilled, tested again and brought back to life. Buying remanufactured prevents one less cartridge from ending up in a landfill.

A compatible cartridge is a brand new ink cartridge built by a manufacturer other than your printer. It's like buying the generic version of the genuine brand. Most are uniquely designed to differentiate from genuine cartridges. Despite any structural difference you may notice, the cartridge will still fit in your machine and print a full yield, just like the original brand.

Price Factors

Many printer manufacturers follow the razor-and-blades business model which may result in higher priced genuine cartridges.

Remanufactured ink is much cheaper than the original brand ink. It's far more cost effective to refurbish a previously used cartridge than create a new OEM from scratch.

Compatible ink is much cheaper than the original brand. Compatible suppliers don't have to worry about the additional costs that hinder OEMs like new printers or firmware, which lets them keep prices low.

Quality

Original cartridges work extremely well and are covered under a warranty by the printer manufacturer

High quality remanufactured ink will match the quality of the original, but not all remanufactured ink is created equal. Make sure you buy from a reputable supplier in order to get the absolute best results.

High quality compatible ink will match the quality of the original, but not all compatible ink is created equal. Make sure you buy from a reputable supplier in order to get the absolute best results.

What's the difference between ink and toner cartridges?

Ink Cartridges

Toner Cartridges

Printer Type

Work with inkjet printers

Work with laser printers

Material

Liquid ink

Dry powder

How it works

Inkjet printers use a series of nozzles that spray tiny drops of ink directly on the print suface

Laser toner printers use static electricity and heat to bond dry toner powder to a page

Commonly used by

Casual home users, small business and photographers

Large businesses and schools

Number of Pages You Can Print

A cartridge's page yield is the estimated number of pages you can print. Page yield is based on 5% page coverage. This means that the quoted page yield is based upon printed pages where only 5% of the page has been imprinted with ink. For example, a short memo has approximately 5% coverage. If you have a cartridge that has a yield of 500 pages, it can print 500 pages of that short memo. If you are printing letters, photos or graphics, your coverage will vary greatly and your page yield will drop significantly.

Cartridge Warranty and Shelf Life

Most ink and toner cartridges include a warranty or "best by" date on their box. Remanufactured and compatible ink cartridges can last 12-18 months unopened, and toner cartridges can last up to 3 years.

Cartridge Care and Storage

Only open a cartridge when you need it. Opened cartridges will eventually dry out, especially if the protective tape or clip has been removed. If you have an open ink cartridge around and would like to try and prevent it from drying out, place it nozzle side up in a plastic airtight tub. If your cartridge came with protective tape or a clip reapply both before storing. Place a damp cloth or paper towel in the tub, next to the cartridge and keep it stored in a cool, dark place.

123inkjets' remanufactured CB322WN high yield photo black inkjet cartridges are cost saving alternatives to original HP 564XL cartridges. Refurbished to perfection, our remanufactured CB322WN ink cartridges are 100% guaranteed to print beautiful, vibrant images and include a working indicator chip to accurately monitor ink levels. These cartridges are not remanufactured by HP.

NOTE: ** The Remanufactured CB322WN (564) high yield photo black for HP is NOT the primary black cartridge for your HP machine. It works in conjunction with the color cartridges. If you're looking to print regular black text, you'll need our LD remanufactured 564 black for HP. It costs less than the original black cartridge, but delivers similar print quality and excellent page yields! **

We recommends that all cartridges remain sealed in the original package until they are installed. As if they are unprotected, cartridges will begin to dry out. Yes, you can use the color. Our color cartridges contains dye based ink that can be use on photo paper.

Great price, speedy delivery and well-packaged... but i did get cyan and magenta ink all over my hands. In six years of dealing with new HP cartridges, I never saw ink ooze...Read complete review

Great price, speedy delivery and well-packaged... but i did get cyan and magenta ink all over my hands. In six years of dealing with new HP cartridges, I never saw ink ooze out of them. And the PQ report is okay. Just OKAY, not stellar. Fortunately I do not print photos with this unit. And I am not a hand model. Although I am including a photo in case there are some agents out there looking for hand models. I'm giving this ink 5 stars because it may be the catalyst that launches my new hand modeling career. //dc

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Messy, overfilled

When I opened one it dripped ink all over my hands and skirt. Couldn't get it off and was on my way to a birthday party.Asked for honoring of guarantee.

When I opened one it dripped ink all over my hands and skirt. Couldn't get it off and was on my way to a birthday party.Asked for honoring of guarantee.

I have had trouble with this batch of Ink (and other purchases this year) in removing the tape-strip sufficiently to expose the vent in the cartridge. The tape seems to rip too soon, or is stuck under the cellephane packaging. I have cut away the tape strip with a knife to permit use of the ink cartridge as intended.

Maybe you could advise whether I am experiencing a re-packaging problem.

The remanufactured product has been working great in my printer for several years. I have been buying ink, toner, and photographic printing paper from 123 Inks for at least 10 years. I used to buy from them when I was in business and needed to spen wisely, and continue buying from them for my personal needs. I can only say, they ship the best product at the best price, and they ship promptly. In fact , I usually receive my orders within 1 or 2 days. Incredible!

I thought the price for these was much more reasonable than going to another site, store and going with a leading brand, however, after replacing all of the ink cartridges in my printer for these, the color is just terrible. I'm guessing that the blue cartridge isn't working because everything printed is only in pink and yellow.

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